This tutorial provides guidelines for determining the center-of-gravity of a structural system. A notable feature of SAP2000 is the ability to include assigned loading with the self-weight during calculation. This tutorial is useful for determining the pick points used to transport and erect modular structures.

See Also

• Locate center of mass tutorial

Attachments

• Center-of-gravity determination tutorial (PDF)

Metadata

• Name: Center-of-gravity determination

• Description: The process for determining center of gravity is given in this tutorial.

• Program: SAP2000

• Program Version: 12+

• Model ID: na